The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-03

afternoon and evening
tME sEUSEUM-''The Magic Talisman " afte rnoon
Ind evening.
In Brief
THE December term Of the Circuit Court will
ksin Monday The calendar has been pre-
lrsd, and is very heavy.
Charles Budden baum's grocery store. at the
ruer of Prospect aud Spruce streets, was bur-
arzed Thursday night, and few dollars in
onsy and quantity of groceries were carried
way
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
lhn 7. Bishop and Julia A Vest James II.
hrk and Jennie Bunzien, John ". Craig and
linda Lloyd, Jacob Kirkpatrick aud Mary Il.
hatcher.
The musical convention now in session at the
N. Z. A. Hall will close with q concert on
riday evening next. The programme will con
st or grand choruses. quartets and solos, all
pder the direction of Prof. @. c. Case.
Yesterday morning. at o'clock. Richard Irish,
laborer, employed at Kingan's pork bouse,
las accidentally shot in the leg on West Mary
md street while going home He undertook TO
hanee his revolver from one pocket TO another
I'D il was discharged The bullet did net make
serious wound.
i A THEFT BY THREE JUVENILES.
Willie Leopard. George Richter and Fred
hafer. three street waits, none of them over
Felve years OF age, were arrested last evening
br stealing forty dollars from Thomas Hays.
nlored man, living on East Alabama street.
i6yer&l days ago the OOys WeuD INTO MT. I1dNsS
ouse, and securing small box containing the
ioney, took it and buried it near the Belt rail-
bad south of the city.
Ex-MAYoR GRUBBs TALKS TO THE POLICE.
Ex-Mayor Dan. W. Grubbs now a resident of
fexico City, Mexico, entertained the police at
pll-csll. last evening, with an interesting talk
d the police system of Mexico. The position of
eIiceman there, he said was not an easy one TO
H. II order to protect their lives and keep the
fha war ~rna w yJh a
md huge revolver. Killing men was pleas
mt pastime for them. Commenting upon the
mcency OF the Indianapolis force, Mir. Gruoos
aid that in all his travels he had never seen
lily the size of Indianapolis well governed
With so few men.
WORK OF THE MEAT INSPECTOR.
Meat Inspector Thompson has submitted his
.eort for October to the city Health Board,
vich shows that he has devoted some attention
&C compelling butchers to furnish none but
volesome meat to Indianapolis citizens. Dur
II the thirty days be inspected 2. Goo cattle. 958
fves 1873 sheep, 1,478 lambs and 2. Tic hogs,
skiing q total of s. 1873. He killed five cancer
we'd steers, fifteen hogs and three sheep. The
tai mum Der of visits made by him TO the
rious Slaughter houses and to the stockyards
n 026
AFFAIRS AT THE REFORM SCHOOL.
The report Of the superintendent of the Re.
orm School, filed with the report of the board
Z control, shows that during the last year there
as been no death at the institution except of
{ r. Fagin, one of the officers, who was thrown
rom a buggy and fatally injured. The number
eleased on tickets of leave was 267. The num-
received commitments was 166 There
re 439 boys in the school, 354 white and
aiehty-fve colored. The expenditures for the
are $50. 900. Tbe receipts we're $50, 264 %.
There has been paid into the State treasury
s2S, 120. 81 making the net cost to me State for
he year 49,, l43 Al
OBJECTED TO PAYING TAXES
The transfer OF the Chamber of Commerce
luilding to the Board of Trade was about to be
perfected, the papers having been signed and
;he check drawn, when question arose to
who should pay last years taxes on the proper
v. Il was urged by the seller that the board
souId pay it, but the latter in SISTED that the
seler ought to turn over the free from all
mum brance. Two spirited meetings have been
ned by the board of governors in regard to the
naeer, and there was danger at one time of the
traGs being declared of. Three or four mem-
bers however, assumed the liability, and last
nigh the purchasing COMMITTEES was instructed
to cltse up the trade
OFFICERS OF THE HUSTON REPUBLICAN, CLUB.
The Huston Repu bican Club, auxiliary to the
Lincoln League. last evening elected the follow
ing officers for next year:
President--Geo. L. Knox.
seymour, Daniel Carter, n. Pierce. Henry Maxey
Henry Edwards. Robert Russell, Perry johnson and
= F. Brooks.
Recording Secretaries-N. P. Gardner, VIM. N. Mil.
er and w. r. Stinson.
Corresponding Secretary and Master of Ceremo-
lies-Alex A. Jones.
Treasurer-Joseph Lewis.
Chaplsin--Rev. A. A. Price.
SMELL
The club elected Alex. A. Jones as a delegate
10 the New York Republican Club Convention,
which meets on the 18th, 10th and 18th of this
ponth. The Hays band joined the club in a
body.